The document outlines key proposals for Chapter V of the zero draft on the framework for action and follow-up. It discusses priority issues such as food/nutrition, water, energy, cities, oceans/seas, and more. It also covers proposals for accelerating progress via SDGs, and means of implementation including finance, technology, capacity building, and trade.
This note was prepared as an input to the ongoing discussion on priority issues for Rio+20. It provides an overview of global trends in science and technology1 for sustainable development since the Earth Summit in 1992, and reviews the related UN debate, global commitments and their achievement since. Only four time-bound targets were identified and overall delivery on these and related general technology commitments has not been encouraging.
Key Messages from "Improving the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Deve...uncsd2012
This workshop focused on discussions on promoting transparency, inclusiveness and accountability as
outcomes of Rio 2012. The discussion focused around means to enhance Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio
declaration on access to information, public participation and access to justice, as well as new means to
ensure accountability through public monitoring of commitments.
Planet Under Pressure 2012: State of the Planet Declarationuncsd2012
Scientists issue first “State of the Planet” declaration at the world’s largest gathering of experts on global environmental and social issues in advance of the major UN Summit Rio+20 in June.
The "Joint Messages of Local and Sub-national Governmentsuncsd2012
The 8 recommendations stress the importance of acknowledging the positive role that urbanization plays in development. They advocate for a new multi-level governance that promotes effective partnerships in building sustainable cities and call on members-states to take into account the specific perspective of local and sub-national governments for addressing global challenges.
This note was prepared as an input to the ongoing discussion on priority issues for Rio+20. It provides an overview of global trends in science and technology1 for sustainable development since the Earth Summit in 1992, and reviews the related UN debate, global commitments and their achievement since. Only four time-bound targets were identified and overall delivery on these and related general technology commitments has not been encouraging.
Key Messages from "Improving the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Deve...uncsd2012
This workshop focused on discussions on promoting transparency, inclusiveness and accountability as
outcomes of Rio 2012. The discussion focused around means to enhance Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio
declaration on access to information, public participation and access to justice, as well as new means to
ensure accountability through public monitoring of commitments.
Planet Under Pressure 2012: State of the Planet Declarationuncsd2012
Scientists issue first “State of the Planet” declaration at the world’s largest gathering of experts on global environmental and social issues in advance of the major UN Summit Rio+20 in June.
The "Joint Messages of Local and Sub-national Governmentsuncsd2012
The 8 recommendations stress the importance of acknowledging the positive role that urbanization plays in development. They advocate for a new multi-level governance that promotes effective partnerships in building sustainable cities and call on members-states to take into account the specific perspective of local and sub-national governments for addressing global challenges.
Quality Infrastructure Investment for Accountability, Legitimacy and Sustaina...OECD Governance
Presentation make by Shiho Sakai - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan - at the 2nd OECD Forum on Governance of Infrastructure, Paris, 20th March 2017. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/oecd-forum-on-governance-of-infrastructure-2017.htm
The OECD supports Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda through several policy agendas, including National Urban Policies, local leadership for inclusive growth in cities, urban governance, subnational finance and organisation, in addition to advancing global goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and COP21 through urban policies. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/habitat-3-and-a-new-urban-agenda.htm
Highlights a new paper that assesses progress toward six milestones set by Mission 2020 – in energy, transport, land use, industry, infrastructure and finance – that if met would put governments and industries on the path toward achieving the 1.5º C goal.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/02/webinar-assessing-progress-toward-six-milestones-global-climate-action
The NSW Government is committed to maintaining a strong
economy, improving the quality of life for the people of NSW
and protecting the environment.
That’s why the NSW Government’s objective is to achieve net zero
emissions by 2050 by creating new jobs, cutting household costs and
attracting investment.
This Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030 (Plan) sets out how the NSW
Government will deliver on these objectives over the next decade.
The Plan is focused on the next decade because rapid changes in
technology make identifying the lowest cost path to net zero difficult.
Plans for the second and third decades of the net zero path will be
developed in the lead-up to the 2030s and 2040s respectively.
The purpose of the Plan is to give NSW families and communities
confidence that the challenges posed by climate change can be
solved by improving – not eroding – their prosperity. It will also
send a clear message to local and international investors that New
South Wales is open for business when it comes to delivering on our
economic, social and environmental ambitions.
The Plan is financially supported by a Bilateral Memorandum of
Understanding on Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy between
the Commonwealth and NSW Governments (Bilateral).
The Plan is set out in four parts:
1. A global challenge with local opportunities – the trends and
opportunities arising from global climate change action
2. Progress and projections – progress within New South Wales
to date to reduce emissions and future projections
3. The net zero priorities – the NSW Government’s net zero
priorities
4. Keeping track – the Government’s approach to keeping track
of its progress.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference under UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021.
Quality Infrastructure Investment for Accountability, Legitimacy and Sustaina...OECD Governance
Presentation make by Shiho Sakai - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan - at the 2nd OECD Forum on Governance of Infrastructure, Paris, 20th March 2017. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/oecd-forum-on-governance-of-infrastructure-2017.htm
The OECD supports Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda through several policy agendas, including National Urban Policies, local leadership for inclusive growth in cities, urban governance, subnational finance and organisation, in addition to advancing global goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and COP21 through urban policies. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/habitat-3-and-a-new-urban-agenda.htm
Highlights a new paper that assesses progress toward six milestones set by Mission 2020 – in energy, transport, land use, industry, infrastructure and finance – that if met would put governments and industries on the path toward achieving the 1.5º C goal.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/02/webinar-assessing-progress-toward-six-milestones-global-climate-action
The NSW Government is committed to maintaining a strong
economy, improving the quality of life for the people of NSW
and protecting the environment.
That’s why the NSW Government’s objective is to achieve net zero
emissions by 2050 by creating new jobs, cutting household costs and
attracting investment.
This Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030 (Plan) sets out how the NSW
Government will deliver on these objectives over the next decade.
The Plan is focused on the next decade because rapid changes in
technology make identifying the lowest cost path to net zero difficult.
Plans for the second and third decades of the net zero path will be
developed in the lead-up to the 2030s and 2040s respectively.
The purpose of the Plan is to give NSW families and communities
confidence that the challenges posed by climate change can be
solved by improving – not eroding – their prosperity. It will also
send a clear message to local and international investors that New
South Wales is open for business when it comes to delivering on our
economic, social and environmental ambitions.
The Plan is financially supported by a Bilateral Memorandum of
Understanding on Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy between
the Commonwealth and NSW Governments (Bilateral).
The Plan is set out in four parts:
1. A global challenge with local opportunities – the trends and
opportunities arising from global climate change action
2. Progress and projections – progress within New South Wales
to date to reduce emissions and future projections
3. The net zero priorities – the NSW Government’s net zero
priorities
4. Keeping track – the Government’s approach to keeping track
of its progress.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference under UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021.
A commitment to provide social protection to all workers, ensuring that all workers and their families are protected against the multiple environmental and economic crises they face. This we call the Social Protection Floor.
Linking African, European and international debates and align positions and priorities for implementation: Post-2015 debate, Agenda 2063 and the EU-Africa roadmap
James Mackie, Senior Adviser EU Development Policy
& Faten Aggad, Head of Programme Africa’s Change Dynamics
31st October 2014
European Development Days
European Commission DG Development and Cooperation
16-17 October 2012, Brussels
The EU has discussed with a wide range of private and public stakeholders how to work closer together towards the common objective of achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in partner countries in the South. ECDPM contributed to this event in a panel on 'Europe's response to inequality in developing countries, co-organised a panel on 'How can we maximise inclusive growth and development?', and sat on a panel on the European Report on Development 2013. In a "project-lab", the ERD core team presented their work on the European Report on Development 2013. This consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders present at the EDDs aimed to enrich and inform the next stages of drafting the report.
Presentation by Jan Vanheukelom and Anna Knoll on the findings of the European Report on Development 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, 24 April 2013
Presentation by Shannon Kindornay (North-South Institute) on the post-2015 sustainable development goals: the context, the progress and the trends. This presentation was made during a webinar organized by CCIC on post-015.
Presentation by Aditya Bahadur, Action on Climate Today, at our Targeted Topics Forum on the theme of “High-Level Political Support and Sectoral Integration of Adaptation” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from September 21-23, 2016.
For full coverage of the third prepcom and Rio+20, visit the IISD website at http://www.iisd.ca/uncsd/rio20/
or
Download the IISD Rio+20 mobile app for your apple or android devices: http://www.iisd.ca/enb-mobile/
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
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Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
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Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
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The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
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This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
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A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
2. Outline of Chapter V
Framework for action and follow‐up
• Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral issues
and areas
• Accelerating and measuring progress (SDGs,
GDP …)
• Means of implementation (finance, access to
and transfer of technology, capacity building)
3. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
…………..issues and areas
• Most countries emphasize nutrition,
sustainable agriculture and fisheries: some
call for global food and nutrition security
• Water: some propose universal access as goal;
formulations on right to water differ
• Energy: critical role of energy in SD recognized
by all; broad support for universal access; role
of new and renewable energy country‐specific
5. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• Oceans, seas and SIDS: many propose
separate section on SIDS
– Reporting, monitoring, assessment of marine env,
including capacity building for marine scientific
research, inter alia on ocean acidification
– Some emphasize faster progress toward target for
marine protected areas
– No consensus on negotiating implementing
agreement of UNCLOS on marine biodiversity
beyond national jurisdiction
7. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• SIDS: strong emphasis on implementation of
BPOI and MSI, including SIDS conference
• Natural disaster: strong emphasis on risk
reduction and resilience; post‐Hyogo
• Climate change: implement Durban outcome
• Forests and biodiversity:
– Strong emphasis on strengthened forest financing,
robust governance
– Also, Strategic Plan for BD, Nagoya Protocol, Aichi
targets, strengthening of CITES, int’l partnerships
10. Proposed new themes/priorities
• Eradication of poverty • LDCs
• Sustainable tourism • Atmosphere
• Sustainable transport • Population and health
• Harmony with nature • Private sector
• Health • Sustainable innovation
• Infrastructure and investment
• Africa • Correct price signals
• Other groups/regions • Mining
w/ SD challenges
11. Accelerating and measuring progress:
……………….SDGs in Zero Draft
• Asks for Rio+20 to devise a process to define Sustainable
Development Goals
– a set of global Sustainable Development Goals that reflect an
integrated and balanced treatment of the three dimensions of
sustainable development, and are universal and applicable to all
countries
– a mechanism for periodic follow‐up and reporting on progress made
toward their achievement.
• Lists suggested themes to be covered under the Goals
• Calls for establishment of one set of goals by 2015 which are
part of 2015 UN Development Agenda
• Calls for capacity building to collect and analyze data.
12. Proposed amendments to Zero Draft
• Broad (not yet universal) agreement that Rio+20 should
launch SDGs.
– Various principles have been proposed (ensure implementation of
A21 and JPOI, universality, CBDR, right to development)
– Address cross‐cutting issues (poverty eradication, gender, equity)
– Build on and complement MDGs; one post‐2015 framework
• Not broad support at present for defining coverage of goals
(some suggest definition of goals should be country‐driven)
• Even less for agreeing specific goals at Rio+20 …
but
• A number of proposed amendments suggest possible areas
for goals if not goals themselves – e.g., on land degradation,
food, water, energy, and cities.
13. Means of implementation
• Strong emphasis on fulfillment of all financial
commitments, including those for Africa
– proposal for establishment of new credit facilities by IFIs
to augment resources for SD
– emphasis on innovative sources and mechanisms for
finance of SD
• Capacity bldg
– stress on human resource development, exchange of
expertise, knowledge transfer and technical assistance
– proposal for capacity development scheme for GESDPE
14. Means of implementation (cont’d)
• Science and Technology:
– Enhanced scientific exchanges
– Proposal to create International Mechanism for
Technology Transfer under GA
– Another proposal for global fund for voluntary
contributions to facilitate transfer of green tech
– Reference to ‘assured access to ESTs’
– Strengthened research networks, centres of
excellence
15. Means of implementation
• Trade: engine for development; open and fair
trade system
– Full participation, inclusiveness and transparency
in all areas of WTO work
– Elimination of environmentally harmful subsidies
– Facilitation of foreign investment, trade in and
dissemination of goods and services that
contribute to sustainable development
– Strengthened implementation of aid‐for‐trade